A northern Wisconsin lawmaker is seeking support for a bill aimed at bolstering the state’s forest products industry. Democratic state Rep. Nick Milroy of South Range said the bill would require the state to give a slight preference to Wisconsin-harvested wood when seeking low bids to buy lumber under contract...

A right-to-work bill that’s quickly making its way through the state legislature continues to be the most talked about story in Wisconsin. The state senate is currently taking up the bill, and a vote is right around the corner. WPR's state government reporter breaks down the latest right-to-work news.

Mass incarceration rates in the U.S. have led a University of Minnesota law professor to publish a 10-step blueprint to reforming sentencing laws and decreasing the imprisonment population. The new report shows that the U.S. imprisons seven to 10 times more of its citizens than other developed western-hemisphere countries, with...

For the second day in a row, about 2,000 pro-labor activists are rallying inside and outside of the Capitol building in Madison to decry a right-to-work bill that's now being taken up by the state Senate for debate.

About a dozen people have been removed from the public gallery of the Wisconsin state Senate for disrupting debate during a right-to-work bill. Protesters spoke out at the beginning of the debate Wednesday afternoon and have sporadically interrupted debate throughout the afternoon. The first disruptions came during the opening comments...

The first public meeting related to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ new comprehensive frac sand mining study was held in Chippewa County Tuesday night. Comments were gathered but organizers dealth with some surprises along the way.

It's possible to go for years of our lives seeing a word in print without ever having to say it out loud. Our guest today talks us through some pronunciation tangles that come up when we finally get the courage to say a new word out loud.

Right-to-work is the latest political twist in a state that’s seen it’s fair share over the past four years. But what are the political implications of such a law in Wisconsin, and on the national stage? A political scientist breaks down what's at stake.